An Update
Well, the family all went home, and I was left with piles of washing - think 5 lots of bedding as eldest son came to stay too last weekend. No problem if you have a working washing machine but mine was definitely on the way out. The spinner sounded like a jet taking off at Heathrow as it was so loud. Thankfully, we have insurance on it so it's now been fixed. I'm actually down to half a basket of washing today, which is much more normal. The machine is so quiet now I'm forgetting it's even on. Had to pay for a new rubber door seal, but the new drum and bearings were covered by the insurance policy tg. Last year wasn't very good for me health wise so hopefully this year will be better. I had 5 chest infections and a bladder infection that sent me to hospital. I've had so many medical tests this year it seems unreal. 6 ECGs, bladder and kidney scans, urine and pooh tests, chest x-ray, lung cancer scan, so many blood tests, heart scan, and breast cancer screening....